Purdue Moves Semester Study Abroad Scholarship

Purdue Moves Scholarships are available in 2019-20 to assist undergraduate students of any major with costs associated with study abroad semester long program. Scholarship amounts vary up to $5000 (see chart below). Students participating in semester long programs should also consider applying for the Study Abroad Intercultural Learning Scholarshipfor an additional $2000.

Eligibility

Must be Purdue West Lafayette undergraduate degree seeking student

Must be participating in a credit bearing approved study abroad program through Purdue University for one of the following terms: fall semester 2019, spring semester 2020, or academic year 2019-20.

Must be US Citizen or Permanent Resident

Applicants must have a current FAFSA on file with Purdue stating a federally calculated Total Family Income of less $175,000 or less. Students that do not have a current FAFSA on file should view the instructions listed on the Division of Financial Aid website to get started.

Students are only eligible for one Purdue Moves Semester long Scholarship during their Purdue career.

After enrollment, students may access their My Study Abroad page by entering their career account information in the upper left corner of the website: www.studyabroad.purdue.edu. Application is available on this site.

Please note that the system downloads academic information (2-3 days) before the application will display on the student page

Students do not need to be in accepted status to apply

Priority Deadline

Fall Semester 2019 or 2019-20 Academic Year programs – April 1

Spring Semester 2020 programs – November 1

Applications may be submitted after the priority deadline, although distribution of funds may be delayed

Applications will be available on student My Study Abroad page until one day prior to departure. No application will be accepted after this date.

Award amounts:

Total Family Income

Term Abroad

$75,000or less

$75,001 -$100,000

$100,001 - $150,000

$150,001 - $175,000

$175,001 or more

Semester or greater

$5000

$4000

$3000

$2000

Ineligible

NOTE: Subject to change for academic year 2020-2021, but amounts and eligibility criteria will be known after mid-February 2020.